American Foreign Policy in Regions of Conflict: A Global Perspective (American Foreign Policy in the 21st Century)

A comprehensive look at American foreign policy in regions of conflict throughout the world. America's regional foreign policy priorities are shifting, toward Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa, and away from Europe and Russia. Wiarda examines these changes and the reasons for them in each of these regional areas in this comprehensive work on global perspective on American foreign policy. Designed as a text for introductory international relations, foreign policy, comparative politics, and world politics courses, this book succeeds in integrating these often separate subfields and shows how the study of comparative politics can enlighten foreign policy "America's regional foreign policy priorities are shifting, toward Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa, and away from Europe and Russia. Wiarda examines these changes and the reasons for them in each of these regional areas in this comprehensive work on global perspective on American foreign policy. Designed as a text for introductory international relations, foreign policy, comparative politics, and world politics courses, this book succeeds in integrating these often separate subfields and shows how the study of comparative politics can enlighten foreign policy"-- Provided by publisher Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Introduction....Pages 1-12 Western Europe....Pages 13-32 Eastern Europe....Pages 33-58 Russia....Pages 59-78 Asia....Pages 79-105 The Middle East....Pages 107-133 Latin America....Pages 135-157 Africa....Pages 159-175 Conclusion....Pages 177-188 Back Matter....Pages 189-194